African Openbill vs arrow-finned squid

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Illex oxygonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	arrow-finned squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Anastomus	Illex
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Illex oxygonius

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and arrow-finned squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	arrow-finned squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

arrow-finned squid

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

arrow-finned squid

The Arrow-finned squid, Illex oxygonius, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.